MTAM Executive Director and members of Michigan’s mobile/wireless community provide insights to help county educators prepare students for use of the technologies in future careers
PRLog - Oct. 12, 2013 - CLARKSTON, Mich. -- Mobile/wireless technologies are impacting every business vertical, and as a result, the future careers of today’s K-12 students. Understanding the importance of preparing students to utilize these technologies in their future careers, members of the Oakland Career & Technical Educators’ Association (OCTEA) are making the technologies the focus of their October 14th Regional Advisory Meeting at the Oakland Schools in Waterford.
Participants in the ninth annual meeting include more than 300 Career & Technical Educators from Oakland County’s 28 school districts, as well as members of the business community who participate in CTE Program Advisory Committees for the individual school districts.
Keynoting the event will be Linda Daichendt, Executive Director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, who will be speaking on ‘The Mobile Explosion: What it means for students, their career opportunities, the education community, and Michigan’s economy.’
Following the keynote, members of Michigan’s mobile/wireless community will serve as expert facilitators as event participants breakout into groups based on the career clusters covered in the CTE programs. Career clusters include:
Arts & Communication
Biotechnology & Environmental Services
Business Management & Administration
Construction Technology
Engineering, Drafting & Design Technology
Education, Family & Consumer Sciences
Finance/Accounting
Health Sciences
Hospitality/Tourism
Information Technology
Manufacturing (industrial production technology)
Marketing Sales & Services
Transportation/Automotive Technology
Facilitators will lead the groups through discussions designed to aid their understanding of the ways mobile/wireless technologies are being utilized in their focus industry and what schools and educators can do to prepare students to work with the technologies in those careers.
MTAM’s Daichendt states, “Helping the education community to understand the impact of mobile/wireless technologies on the future careers of their students, and the importance of preparing students for those futures, is a major focus of MTAM’s statewide agenda. We welcome every opportunity to engage our organization and the members of the mobile technology community in helping educators gain the information required to build effective training programs for students. The better prepared students are, the more in demand they will be from businesses, and the greater the positive impact on Michigan’s economy.”
Those acting as facilitators at the October 14th event include:
Paul Jacobs, Vice-president, Jacobs Media and jacAPPS
Tony Merlo, CEO, Smarter Phones
Jeff Hipchen, Executive Vice-president, RF Connect
Nancy Faralisz, CEO, The Michigan Initiative
Al Carpinelli, Account Executive, Logic Solutions
Jeremy Eckhous, Chief Content Officer, Mobile Comply
Christian Marcillo, CEO, Future Help Designs
Glen Konopaskie, President, Future Help Designs
Greg Nasto, CEO, Mousetrap Mobile
Scott Burnell, Global Lead – Business Development and Partner Management Ford Developer Program, Ford Motor Company
David Solomon, CEO, International Caregiver Network
James Hartley, CEO, Government Performance Strategies
Glenn Everitt, Technical Product Manager, Compuware
For more information about MTAM, contact the organization at info@GoMobileMichigan.org.
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About the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM):
MTAM is a non-profit trade association for Michigan’s mobile/wireless industry. As the first state-based industry trade association in the U.S., our mission is to increase the use of Michigan-based mobile/wireless technology products and services in-state, nationally and globally; to increase the productivity and profitability of every industry vertical in Michigan via the use of these technologies; and to create sustainable jobs and increased entrepreneurial opportunities in the state based on the use of these technologies, thereby achieving substantial growth of Michigan’s economy. The association’s website may be viewed at www.GoMobileMichigan.org.
MTAM is also the statewide producer of Mobile Monday Michigan – the state’s branch of the International Mobile Monday networking and education organization. Existing chapters in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids have over 2500 members statewide.
About the Oakland Career & Technical Educators’ Association (OCTEA)
The Ninth Annual Regional Advisory Meeting is hosted by OCTEA and the Career Focused Education (CFE) department at Oakland Schools. OCTEA promotes collaboration among administrators and educators of the 327 state-approved CTE programs in Oakland County. CFE provides leadership and support for a county wide learning system that guides students in making informed career preparation decisions, developing skills and knowledge, and preparing them to compete effectively in a global economy.
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